EastBaltCo.com was the first to report that the General Assembly finally passed SB 1 which secured school construction funding across the state and Baltimore County. This funding was set for three northeast Baltimore County school projects; a new elementary school in the Rossville area, a new middle school at Nottingham Park on King Avenue and … Read more
Dr. Erin Hager, an associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), has been appointed by Gov.Larry Hogan to serve on the Board of Education of Baltimore County. Hager was nominated by the Baltimore County School Board Nominating Commission and appointed by the governor to fill the remaining term created by the … Read more
Amanda Nwokoro, a senior at Eastern Technical High School, earned first place in a regional Brain Bee held at Stevenson University and had qualified to compete in the 2020 USA Brain Bee Championship to be held March 27 – 29 on the campus of the Northeast Ohio Medical School before it had been postponed to … Read more
As Baltimore County Public Schools an unprecedented transition to distance learning during the mandated school closure, the school system continues to celebrate state, regional, and national recognitions from the third quarter ending March 31. Student and staff recognitions at the national and state levels are highlighted below, adding to achievements from the first and second … Read more
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, BCPS superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams announced that proms and all high school senior activities have been cancelled for the rest of this year. He sent out a letter to parents and students of the BCPS Class of 2020. “These past few weeks I have been thinking about … Read more
Old Glory is back in its right position at Perry Hall High School. Councilman David Marks reported that his office received a phone call complaining that American flag at the high school was “tattered and upside-down”. Marks explained that he later received an email from Perry Hall High Principal Craig Reed explaining that the flag … Read more
Carmelli Leal, a junior at Eastern Technical High School, has been elected president of the Maryland Association of Student Councils (MASC) for 2020 – 2021. Leal is a student leader at the national, state, county and school level. Nationally, she is a member of the Student Leadership Advisory Committee of the National Association of Secondary … Read more
Students from across Baltimore County have selected Dundalk High School junior Joshua Muhumuza to be the next student member of the Board of Education of Baltimore County. That was the result of an online vote held Thursday, March 12, just days before schools in Baltimore County and across Maryland closed as a result of Coronavirus … Read more
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and State School Superintendent Karen Salmon announced on Wednesday morning that Maryland public schools would remain closed until at least Friday, April 24 because of COVID-19. The earliest schools could open is Monday, April 27. Schools have already been closed for the coronavirus pandemic since March 16 and were set to … Read more
Baltimore County Public Schools served more than 50,000 meals during the first week of the state-mandated school closure. Beginning Monday, March 23, two additional sites will be added as meal distribution locations bringing the total to 46. The following numbers of meals were distributed by BCPS from March 16 -20: Monday, March 16: 1,159 Tuesday, … Read more